Softball

Plum celebrates Sydney Pici’s home run against Trinity during WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff action May 12 at Gateway. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
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May 18, 2026
Class 5A

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Penn-Trafford’s Aria Smith makes a catch on Kiski Area’s Kyla Hutcherson this season. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland softball playoff preview capsules for May 19, 2026
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Hampton’s Brody Junker celebrates his double against Beaver on March 30 at Hardy Field in Brighton. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
This week on Trib HSSN for the week of May 18, 2026
May 17, 2026
Week 1 of the spring team sports postseason is in the books, setting the stage for what should be a huge five days across the district diamonds, volleyball courts and lacrosse fields this week here on the TribLive High School Sports Network.

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Jeannette pitcher Grace Stein delivers against Bishop Canevin on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Plum. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Westmoreland WPIAL softball playoff capsules for May 18, 2026
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North Hills pitcher Abigail Sutton celebrates after defeating Baldwin in a 2025 WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib HSSN softball player of the week for May 17, 2026
Trib HSSN softball player of the week – Abby Sutton

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Teammates celebrate with Riverside’s Saeryn Hoover after she homered against Brentwood in a WPIAL Class 2A first-round game Thursday. (Submitted)
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week for May 17, 2026
Trib HSSN diamond team of the week – Riverside Panthers softball

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North Hills’ Natalie Anzaldi celebrates after driving in the go-ahead run during the sixth inning against Baldwin in their 2025 WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game. (Christopher Horner |TribLive)
North Hills softball gets hungry, rebounds in season’s 2nd half
May 16, 2026
There were plenty of moments in the opening half of the WPIAL softball season where things didn’t look as they should for the North Hills softball team.

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Fox Chapel coach Larry Troutman talks with pitcher Lexi Stabile on the mound during the Foxes’ game against Plum on April 10 at Fox Chapel. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Fox Chapel softball coming to grips with playoff loss
Larry Troutman enjoyed the boost the Fox Chapel softball program got from an upset win in the WPIAL Class 5A playoffs a year ago. He hopes taking a first-round exit they didn’t expect will provide similar fuel for next season.

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Hempfield coach Tina Madison greets Ella Berkebile as she rounds the bases after hitting a two-run homer against Penn-Trafford on April 30 in Harrison City. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
For some Westmoreland County baseball, softball teams, there’s a layoff before the playoffs
May 15, 2026
Maybe the WPIAL playoff system is fractured. Hempfield softball coach Tina Madison thinks so.

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Keystone Oaks’ Evie Kyper rounds the bases after hitting her second home run against Deer Lakes during their WPIAL Class 3A playoff game on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Plum. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
High school roundup for May 14, 2026: Keystone Oaks in top form in Class 3A 1st-round win over Deer Lakes
May 14, 2026
Kennadi Smith threw a three-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts to lead No. 7 Keystone Oaks to a 6-0 victory over No. 10 Deer Lakes in the WPIAL Class 3A softball first round Thursday.

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Riverside's Saeryn Hoover homers against Brentwood in a WPIAL Class 2A softball game Thursday, May 14, 2026. (Chris Lackner | TribLive)
Heart of Riverside order steps up in Class 2A 1st-round win over Brentwood
There was a time when Riverside softball was a dominant force in the WPIAL.

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Jeannette pitcher Grace Stein (left) celebrates with Gianna Casino after getting a strikeout against Bishop Canevin on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Plum. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Grace Stein fans 16 for Jeannette in decisive victory over Bishop Canevin in Class A 1st round
A food truck sat running near the softball field Thursday at unseasonably cold and damp Plum.

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Burrell pitcher Shelby Novak tags out Charleroi’s Ariahna Blouse out at home during a WPIAL Class 3A playoff game Thursday. (Jenn Codeluppi | Mon Valley Independent)
Timely hitting, stellar defense lift Burrell over Charleroi in softball playoffs
A couple seventh-inning, “snow cone” catches by Burrell infielders Sophia Gregg and Addy Wojtczak helped to seal a 6-3 Buccaneers victory against Charleroi on Thursday in the opening round of the WPIAL softball playoffs at Norwin High School in North Huntingdon.

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Avonworth hands Yough another 1-run loss to send Cougars out of softball playoffs
The Yough softball team had plenty of experience in tight games entering the playoffs, having had six one-run outcomes this season, going 2-4 in those contests.

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Hempfield catcher Ella Berkebile talks with closer Jayelyn Luft during the sixth inning against Seneca Valley on April 21. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib HSSN Pennsylvania high school softball rankings for May 13, 2026
May 13, 2026
For some districts, the softball playoffs have begun. For others, they get underway next week.

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Penn-Trafford’s Nico Casciato watches his triple against Fox Chapel during their WPIAL Class 5A first-round playoff game Tuesday. (Christopher Horner | TribLive)
Trib 10: 1st-round upsets shake up baseball power rankings
The district playoffs are underway with the first round in the books in baseball and half of the opening-round softball games in the rearview mirror.

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Yough second baseman Payton Jenkins makes a play against Burrell this season. (Jenn Codeluppi | Mon Valley Independent)
What to watch for in WPIAL sports on May 14, 2026: Small-school softball teams begin play
Fifteen years ago, Yough won its only WPIAL softball championship with a victory over Ambridge to claim Class 3A gold in 2011.

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Greensburg Salem starting pitcher Alle Scarpa throws against Freeport Monday May 4, 2026 at Greensburg Salem High School. (Chaz Palla | TribLive)
Westmoreland softball notebook: Greensburg Salem’s Scarpa plows through outing despite injury
There is taking one for the team, then there is what Alle Scarpa did in a first-round playoff game Monday.

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Burrell’s Shelby Novak helped the Bucs earned the No. 6 seed in Class 3A. (Don Rebel | TribLive)
A-K Valley WPIAL softball preview capsules for May 14, 2026
WPIAL softball playoffs

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Jeannette senior pitcher Grace Stein struck out 19 against Serra on April, 13, 2026. (Paul Schofield | TribLive)
Westmoreland high school softball playoff preview capsules for May 14, 2026
Class 3A

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